After climacteric with profuse haemorrhages; acute diseases often result in dropsy.

Pains: drawing or tearing; in every joint, all the bones. Periosteum, as if strained, sore all over; obliged to move limbs frequently, as motion gives relief; renewed by contact, and then gradually increase to a great height.

Headache: as if the skull would burst; intense throbbing of head and carotids, face flushed; from occiput over whole head; < sitting or lying, must stand or walk; after haemorrhage or sexual excesses.

Intermittent fever: paroxysm anticipates from two to three hours each attack ([Chin. s.]); returns every seven or fourteen days; never at night; sweats profusely all over on being covered, or during sleep ( Con. ).

Relations. – Complementary: Ferrum.

Follows well: Cal. p. in hydrocephaloid.

Compare: [Chin. s.] in intermittent fever, anticipating type.

Incompatible: after, Dig. , Sel.

Is useful in bad effects from excessive tea drinking or abuse of chamomile tea, when haemorrhage results.

H.C.Allen

Dr. Henry C. Allen, M. D. - Born in Middlesex county, Ont., Oct. 2, 1836. He was Professor of Materia Medica and the Institutes of Medicine and Dean of the faculty of Hahnemann Medical College. He served as editor and publisher of the Medical Advance. He also authored Keynotes of Leading Remedies, Materia Medica of the Nosodes, Therapeutics of Fevers and Therapeutics of Intermittent Fever.